Biography
Musicians often talk about their band mates being like brothers, but you can drop the “like” if you’re talking about the Irish Brothers. Unlike the Ramones or the White Stripes, the Irish brothers are actually three brothers- last name Irish. The music they make is anything but traditional Irish pub music, however, informed by the band’s eclectic musical taste – everything from Harry Partch to The Stooges.
As a three-piece, The Irish Brothers emit a sound larger than the sum of their individual instruments. Three part harmonies worthy of the Everly Brothers are gently layered over the raucous sounds of Keith’s driving bass lines and David’s fierce drumming. Karl’s rough-and- tumble vocals go head-to-head with his Merle Travis-inspired finger-picking on a signature silver Gretsch guitar. The band stands firmly at the intersection of roots music, garage punk, and folk. Just so you don’t get too confused, they describe themselves as a “roots band whose aware punk happened.”
Although their sound is hard to describe, the band has been embraced nationwide. Punks, rockabillies and rockers, from Montana to Salt Lake to Texans on their wanderings across the United States, have embraced them. The pure and original sounds of the Irish Brothers appeal to a wide audience that crossed musical and spatial boundaries.
The Brothers have been playing together almost as long as they’ve been brothers. They went public in the late 90’s, when brothers Karl and Keith recruited David for a last minute show. The band quickly became a feature on the Orange County club scene. Freedom is a Lonely Thing, their full-length debut CD, will be available January 23, 2007. The Irish Brothers also have a split 7” with the Scotchgreens (Split 7 2003), and have been featured on several compilations, including Split 7’s Attack of the Hot Rod Zombies (2003) and the follow-up Return of the Hot Rod Zombies (2005), Baseline Music’s Stray Cats Tribute (2006) and the OC Weekly local bands compilation of 1998.
Instrumentation
Karl Irish (lead vocals, guitar)
Keith Irish (vocals, bass)
David Irish (vocals, drums)
Discography
Freedom is a Lonely Thing (2007)
Links
| http://www.irishbrothers.net |